Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar in Washington, DC (9th & H Sts, NW) is giving guests four opportunities to celebrate Valentine’s Day with dinner specials available Saturday, February 11 through Tuesday, February 14. Regular a la carte dinner and cocktail menus will also be served.

The Valentine’s Day specials, created by Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot, will provide an exclusive taste of Cuba Libre's new menu, coming this spring! Specials include:

• Ceviche de Pescado, hamachi-yellowtail, organic grape tomato salad, leche de tigre and Thai basil vinaigrette
• Tamal Cubano, fresh corn masa filled with chicken, bell peppers and Cachucha chiles, with roasted corn sauce
• Beef Jibaro, 16 oz. salmuera-rubbed center prime cut rib eye steak. Boniato asado and grilled broccolini. Cuba Libre steak sauce
• Pargo a La Plancha. olive oil griddle Florida-red snapper fillet. Coconut-basmati rice and candied cashews. Tamarind-lemongrass sauce

Executive Chef Angel Roque recommends pairing Valentine’s Day specials with festive cocktails such as the Red Sangria, made with Macchu Pisco, Licor 43, Malbec and blood orange, or the restaurant’s signature mojito, available in special flavors such as Pomegranate, Sandito (watermelon) or Raspberry, among many others.

Those celebrating Valentine’s Day can end their romantic dinner on a sweet note with Cuba Libre’s Dessert Trio for $9, our pastry chef’s choice of three traditional Cuban desserts.

Reservations begin at 4 p.m. and can be made by calling 202-408-1600 or using OpenTable.

Feliz Día de San Valentín!